Energy star certified roof products reflect more of the sun s rays.
Most refective roof.
Reflective coatings come in white a variety of darker colors and in high reflection coatings.
Shopping for a reflective roof coating.
Products are available for most roof types.
What you decide on here can make a huge difference.
This can lower roof surface temperature by up to 50f decreasing the amount of heat transferred into a building.
Solar reflective shingles are designed specifically to reduce the absorption of the suns infrared radiation by reflecting ir rays off the surface of the roof thus not allowing the heat to be transferred to the interior of the structure i e.
The most well known type of reflective surface is the cool roof.
White coatings are by far the most effective and.
The attic under the roof.
The most important decision you re going to make when shopping for cool roof coatings is the color.
This highly reflective coating uses cool pigments in the paint to increase solar reflectance and lower the surface temperature of the roof.
Coatings are like very thick paints that can protect the roof surface from ultra violet uv light and chemical damage and some offer water protection and restorative features.
Energy star certified roof products can help reduce the amount of air conditioning needed in buildings and can reduce peak cooling demand by 10 15 percent.
Reflective surfaces can deliver high solar reflectance the ability to reflect the visible infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths of the sun reducing heat transfer to the surface and high thermal emittance the ability to radiate absorbed or non reflected solar energy.